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well, it's because today is the day that rush limbaugh tried to warn us about. >> the obama administration's controversial contraceptive mandate goes into effect today. most businesses including kat lick institutions must ensure that health insurance provides birth control coverage to employees. >> stephen: that's right. free government birth control for all the ladies. so don't forget -- [cheers and applause] don't forget reset your watches and check your calendars because it's now whoroclock on the first everybody reported to bell hooked up to the yaz force feeding tube like a sex crazed. the gangs of hot blooded sluts are ma rawing the streets. of course, birth control means no more american children, and i think that was the whole idea. leaves our women all the more free time to take the loose lady express to bonetown junction. worst of all. worst of all if you are a regular viewer of this show you know that this year maxim magazine listed me as one of the 100 hottest women in the world. [cheers and applause] so evidently i've got no choice. here we go. here we go. all right. there we go
well, it's because today is the day that rush limbaugh tried to warn us about. >> the obama administration's controversial contraceptive mandate goes into effect today. most businesses including kat lick institutions must ensure that health insurance provides birth control coverage to employees. >> stephen: that's right. free government birth control for all the ladies. so don't forget -- [cheers and applause] don't forget reset your watches and check your calendars because it's now...
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joining us is the former budget director for the obama administration. vice chairman at citigroup, a veteran of these negotiations, thank you for being here on a friday night. >> good to be with you. >> peter, you have been in a lot of these negotiations. you have been in their rhythms and seen how they go. what's your take? >> i think as you pointed out, it's still early. it's december 7th. both sides would be complaining if there was an agreement in place. but you can see the pieces coming together on the fiscal cliff some increase in marginal tax rates coupled with some kind of cutting back on tax expenditures. the real concern is shifting or will shift from the fiscal cliff to the debt limit. it's not clear that the republicans will agree to including a debt limit increase in that kind of package and if they don't, we may get past december 31st only to find ourselves with a big problem in february or march. >> the obama administration has been clear they will not sign anything. even to get past december 31st. so do you think they can hold firm on tha
joining us is the former budget director for the obama administration. vice chairman at citigroup, a veteran of these negotiations, thank you for being here on a friday night. >> good to be with you. >> peter, you have been in a lot of these negotiations. you have been in their rhythms and seen how they go. what's your take? >> i think as you pointed out, it's still early. it's december 7th. both sides would be complaining if there was an agreement in place. but you can see...
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which means it still needs about 23,000 signatures before the obama administration is actually expected to issue a response. we want a response. but i'm guessing with the way the fiscal cliff negotiations are going the estimated $852 quadrillion dollars of funding needed for one alone just isn't in the cards. dog gone it. i'm going to sign up tonight. >>> can both parties reach an agreement ones fiscal cliff? 40% of you say yes, 60% say no. >>> coming up, this could be one of the dumbest votes the republicans have ever cast in the history of the senate. we'll talk about the big win and the emotional reaction from moderates. that's next. what's next? he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in b
which means it still needs about 23,000 signatures before the obama administration is actually expected to issue a response. we want a response. but i'm guessing with the way the fiscal cliff negotiations are going the estimated $852 quadrillion dollars of funding needed for one alone just isn't in the cards. dog gone it. i'm going to sign up tonight. >>> can both parties reach an agreement ones fiscal cliff? 40% of you say yes, 60% say no. >>> coming up, this could be one of...
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governor romney doubling down on his statement criticizing the obama administration over the embassy attacks. >> i also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those that breached the embassy in egypt instead of condemning their actions. >> political panel will weigh in on that next. plus, house speaker boehner ordered flags over the u.s. capitol to be flown as half staff in honor of the american diplomats who were killed. >> on behalf of my colleagues in the united states congress, i want to ask that you all join me in a moment of silence in tribute to ambassador stevens and the american personnel that were killed in libya this morning. e world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading proc
governor romney doubling down on his statement criticizing the obama administration over the embassy attacks. >> i also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those that breached the embassy in egypt instead of condemning their actions. >> political panel will weigh in on that next. plus, house speaker boehner ordered flags over the u.s. capitol to be flown as half staff in honor of the american diplomats who were killed. >> on behalf of...
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this was him talking about attacks on americans were caused by the obama administration. he's not just a middle east and terrorism analyst for fox news. he's also an advisor on foreign policy and national security to the mitt romney campaign. so when he appears on fox news, he gets to do both jobs, which is probably convenient for the mitt romney campaign. here's jay seculo. he appears to talk about news. he's talking about what a great intellectual leader paul ryan is. but jay is not just a fox news regular. he's also an advisor to mitt romney. who according to the folks at politico serves as liaison between romney and movement conservatives. you remember john bolten as the ambassador to the u.n. remember him from the george bush years? he has a gig on fox news. you can see here he's explaining how the attack on the u.s. embassy how that was caused by the weakness and fecklessness of the obama administration. but john bolten is not just a fox news tv guy. he's also a romney campaign foreign policy advisor. so he gets to work for the romney campaign while he works on fox
this was him talking about attacks on americans were caused by the obama administration. he's not just a middle east and terrorism analyst for fox news. he's also an advisor on foreign policy and national security to the mitt romney campaign. so when he appears on fox news, he gets to do both jobs, which is probably convenient for the mitt romney campaign. here's jay seculo. he appears to talk about news. he's talking about what a great intellectual leader paul ryan is. but jay is not just a...
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conservatives are deshed to make it into a full-blown obama administration scandal. it involving his successor in afghanistan, marine corps general john allen. they both have kexzs to jill kelly who does volunteer work with military families. kelley alerted a friend of hers at the fbi after receiving harassing e-mails. them call from paul broadwell, petraeus's biographer. they admitted to having an fair. that affair led to hez rez mags. they discovered potentially inappropriate communications between jill kelley of am tm pa and general allen. they reviewed 30,000 pages of documents including e-mails over the course of two years, but found no wrongdoing by general allen. the fbi turned it over to the pentagon, and the pentagon has ordered its own investigation. the married general allen denies an improper relationship with kelley. he's currently president obama's choice for supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe. that nomination is on hold. as nbc news reports the president learned of the problems on friday, the same day he accepted petraeus's resignation.
conservatives are deshed to make it into a full-blown obama administration scandal. it involving his successor in afghanistan, marine corps general john allen. they both have kexzs to jill kelly who does volunteer work with military families. kelley alerted a friend of hers at the fbi after receiving harassing e-mails. them call from paul broadwell, petraeus's biographer. they admitted to having an fair. that affair led to hez rez mags. they discovered potentially inappropriate communications...
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i must say looking back on this when it is all over it will be interesting to reflect on the obama administration's decision to take this to the supreme court during the election. they had the option of pursuing it in lower courts a little further. i repeat i think it was a lose lose proposition for them. i do. they would have lost if they actually lost the ruling. there would have been the embarrassment you talked about. i think they still lose because having the individual mandate upheld and by the chief justice of the united states it mobilizes the republican base. >> i want to pick up on what britt said. i agree with it. i don't think this obama care is unpopular because the president didn't try to sell it. he will try to sell it again and again and again. dozens of speeches and hasn't been able to. you heard him in the staple statement he made i did this because it was good for the country. the mrur raility of americans are against the overall plan. they support some of the individual things like the 26-year-olds on their parents or preexisting conditions things like that. do you see the white
i must say looking back on this when it is all over it will be interesting to reflect on the obama administration's decision to take this to the supreme court during the election. they had the option of pursuing it in lower courts a little further. i repeat i think it was a lose lose proposition for them. i do. they would have lost if they actually lost the ruling. there would have been the embarrassment you talked about. i think they still lose because having the individual mandate upheld and...
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the obama administration said it would not support the house bill. but one change can do it. when we know we need more young workers to support a rapidly ageing population, we could let more immigrant in. more immigrants total. it would be good for the economy. good not for nothing, for the immigrants. there is in reason it make immigration, not in america, particularly not when our birthrate is dropping. the fact that people want it come here, that is one of our greatest strengths. we should use it. joining me now, victoria difrancesco soto, thank four being here. >> thank you, ezra. >> you wrote, the removal of this class of visas puts on a dangerous slippery slope towards a restrictive and -- could you expand a bit on the hist hist ri there? >> sure, regrettably we have a bit of a dark history in terms of immigration and excludeing people who we deem desirable and undesirable. starting with the chinese exclusion act, j's agreement, excludeing japanese americans and getting into the 1920s, we have the national origin quotas where you start it see an outright exclusion of so
the obama administration said it would not support the house bill. but one change can do it. when we know we need more young workers to support a rapidly ageing population, we could let more immigrant in. more immigrants total. it would be good for the economy. good not for nothing, for the immigrants. there is in reason it make immigration, not in america, particularly not when our birthrate is dropping. the fact that people want it come here, that is one of our greatest strengths. we should...
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congress, then obviously a big, big victory for the obama administration, and president obama himself. some of the confusion, i want to bring in john king, who's outside the supreme court as well, the initial confusion, john, i think was the result of john roberts saying that the individual mandate was not consistent with the commerce clause, which is what the obama administration had argued before the supreme court. so initially, the sense was that maybe the whole thing was going to be thrown out. but now we see that he has come forward and says it is consistent with the tax writing clauses of the constitution, as a result obama care is now likely to be upheld in full, according to this latest information we're getting from inside the supreme court. is that your reading of what we're getting, john? >> wolf, i have the decision in my hand and i'm reading through it as we speak, and that is exactly right. there are parts where the chief justice writes the majority decision, the roberts court as we call it, there are parts in which you mentioned the commerce clause, where the chief just
congress, then obviously a big, big victory for the obama administration, and president obama himself. some of the confusion, i want to bring in john king, who's outside the supreme court as well, the initial confusion, john, i think was the result of john roberts saying that the individual mandate was not consistent with the commerce clause, which is what the obama administration had argued before the supreme court. so initially, the sense was that maybe the whole thing was going to be thrown...
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the obama administration is right they don't want to go into syria. they have avoided a u.s. military intervention but chemical weapons changes everything in the calculation. the a divisive and dangerous moment in the syrian civil war. >> it's scary, scary stuff. ambassador, i want to get your take on one other thing. secretary of state clinton had some comments about ambassador rice, someone who is speculated as her successor to secretary and of state. i want to play that for you. >> it's important to remember what susan said was based on the information that had been given to every senior official. in our administration. and she made very clear in her appearances that the information was subject to change, as more facts were gathered and analyzed by the intelligence community and looked, as often the case, our understanding evolved over time. and we've done our best to keep the american people and the congress informed. that was her goal. >> so obviously, secretary clinton offering a vigorous defense of susan rice, the context obviously being the attacks on benghazi and lib
the obama administration is right they don't want to go into syria. they have avoided a u.s. military intervention but chemical weapons changes everything in the calculation. the a divisive and dangerous moment in the syrian civil war. >> it's scary, scary stuff. ambassador, i want to get your take on one other thing. secretary of state clinton had some comments about ambassador rice, someone who is speculated as her successor to secretary and of state. i want to play that for you....
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. >> nobody is laughing when florida representative allen west claims the obama administration wants to enslave americans by offering food stamps and unemployment benefits. >> we're creating economic dependency, i call it slavery. it can be even worse because it trounlss the indomitable entrepreneurial spirit of the united states. >> i think the reason people love you is because you're so plain spoken. >> and crazy. and on many subjects, i might add. the governor of maine might have been too outspoken. he apologized for what he said about affordable health care. gr you must buy health insurance or pay the new gestapo, the irs. >> he apologized saying it wasn't my intent to insult anyone, especially the jewish community ohrmanmize the fact that millions of people were murdered. he added more crazy talk. he said the word clouded his message. he insists our individual preemds are being stripped away from the government. the chair of the rnc claims president obama is the most negative campaigner this country has ever seen. that might be the craziest thing they have claimed so far. let's
. >> nobody is laughing when florida representative allen west claims the obama administration wants to enslave americans by offering food stamps and unemployment benefits. >> we're creating economic dependency, i call it slavery. it can be even worse because it trounlss the indomitable entrepreneurial spirit of the united states. >> i think the reason people love you is because you're so plain spoken. >> and crazy. and on many subjects, i might add. the governor of...
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looking back on this when this is all over interesting to reflect on the obama administration decision to take this to the supreme court because they had the option in pursuing it in lower courts a little further. i repeat i think it was a lose-lose proposition for them. they would have lost if they actually lost the ruling and then there would have been the embarrassment that you you talk about. i think they still lose because by having the individual mandate upheld and labeled as a tax by none other than the chief justice of the united states i think mobilizes the party. >> chris: the president is trying to sell it again and again and again. dozens of speeches and hasn't been able to. you heard in that a statement that he made after the ruling talk about you know i did this because it is good for the country and talk about some of the specific parts. the plurality of americans are against the overall plan but they support some of the individual things like the 26-year-olds on the parents or the preexisting condition and things like that. do you see the white house making another effo
looking back on this when this is all over interesting to reflect on the obama administration decision to take this to the supreme court because they had the option in pursuing it in lower courts a little further. i repeat i think it was a lose-lose proposition for them. they would have lost if they actually lost the ruling and then there would have been the embarrassment that you you talk about. i think they still lose because by having the individual mandate upheld and labeled as a tax by...
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--shrunk under the obama administration. i'm going to ask each of you the same question. who won the debate and will it matter. >> i think joe biden clearly won the debate. you can gauge that by the other side complaining by the style issues and not going to the substance. i think it will be merged in the polling data with whatever happens on tuesday in the presidential. but i think they've started a theme. if the president kind of continues in biden's direction it will merge together, and you'll start to see polling data to support that it was a very good debate for the democrats. >> michael: thomas frank. >> i would say biden won on issue but ryan won on decorum. one thing that biden did that i really liked when he would start on those grand rhetorical flights about the wonders of liberalism and the middle class he tend to wander off but those were inspiring. if barack obama could talk that way, they would have this thing in the bag. >> michael: indeed, they would. i think a lot of people were watching it that way. guys, h
--shrunk under the obama administration. i'm going to ask each of you the same question. who won the debate and will it matter. >> i think joe biden clearly won the debate. you can gauge that by the other side complaining by the style issues and not going to the substance. i think it will be merged in the polling data with whatever happens on tuesday in the presidential. but i think they've started a theme. if the president kind of continues in biden's direction it will merge together,...
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administration and some moderate republican could come along and say, this is my time. chris: the question is coming up later in this show, that very question. let me ask you about this. a pathway to citizenship. >> i think they absolutely do, and i think they'll be running to immigration reform. i think republicans are going to be embracing it. i think it's going to end up passing with 90 votes in the senate. chris: this is going to be like social security once was. >> absolutely. i think republicans definitely want to get that behind them. it's right that mitt romney did get 57 million people but the trajectory for republicans is not -- the trend is not in that direction. chris: republicans know it too. we are a mixed bag ethnically. when we come back, scoops and predictions from the notebooks mary gonzales had a cold, she also has asthma. so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan, who sees that she's due for a mammogram. mary has one that day. that's when she finds out she has a tumor. she has a successful surgery and because her health provider has an a
administration and some moderate republican could come along and say, this is my time. chris: the question is coming up later in this show, that very question. let me ask you about this. a pathway to citizenship. >> i think they absolutely do, and i think they'll be running to immigration reform. i think republicans are going to be embracing it. i think it's going to end up passing with 90 votes in the senate. chris: this is going to be like social security once was. >> absolutely....
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administration. this is changing the color here is when president obama took over in january of '09. who is responsible for this turn around? >> the president and it would be a better turn around if the republicans had allowed a bigger stimulus. we'd have many more jobs. >> you'd make the case we didn't spend enough on the economy? >> we wasted 40% of that on tax cuts for small business, which is inherently savings and not stimulus. it was a real policy mistake. is this historic? >> we're going in the right direction. we're not creating as many jobs as we need for the population growth, but it's astonishing we're recovering the way we are and if the republicans would stop creating the uncertainty, remember the uncertainty by not making a deal, we'd see the numbers improving very dramatically. let me ask in terms of the stability. these are numbers. does it look historic? it doesn't. but when we were down here, we were on the verge of tipping over. our whole economic situation, our financial situation
administration. this is changing the color here is when president obama took over in january of '09. who is responsible for this turn around? >> the president and it would be a better turn around if the republicans had allowed a bigger stimulus. we'd have many more jobs. >> you'd make the case we didn't spend enough on the economy? >> we wasted 40% of that on tax cuts for small business, which is inherently savings and not stimulus. it was a real policy mistake. is this...
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then they'll be former members of the obama administration criticizing him and then at some point you have to hope he will hit bottom and it will be the story of the great comeback. i've seen it a million times and we're going through it right now. we're still in the stages of it. >> is there any reason for republicans to lose incentive to stop the strategy of obstruction at this point? >> no but do i think there's an danger for them. this has been a crisis for this country and if they're just playing politics at a time of crisis it, does not help them. this cannot be the center piece of the obama campaign but for democrats when they were trying to play politics with national security through the bush erarks they got beaten time and time again. even through their successes in 2006, as long as they were talking about maybe withdrawing funding for the troops, it did not work. democrats have to have the guts to go out there and say the republicans have been playing with the equivalent of withdrawing funding for the troops. their denial of taking action, their obstructionism, their refusa
then they'll be former members of the obama administration criticizing him and then at some point you have to hope he will hit bottom and it will be the story of the great comeback. i've seen it a million times and we're going through it right now. we're still in the stages of it. >> is there any reason for republicans to lose incentive to stop the strategy of obstruction at this point? >> no but do i think there's an danger for them. this has been a crisis for this country and if...
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the petitions have been filed with the obama administration's we the people program. if a petition receives 25,000 signatures within 30 days, it will be reviewed by the white house and a response will be issued. so far texas, florida, georgia, and louisiana have all met the 25,000 mark. of course, the big winner is texas. over 84,000 people in texas have signed up to break way from the united states. as of tonight the white house has not issued a response to any of these petitions. rick perry has flirted with the idea of an independent texas in the past, but this time he's changed his tune. his office released a statement saying governor perry believes in the greatness of our union and nothing should be done to change it. but he also shares the frustrations many americans have with our federal government. really? believe it or not, it's good news for democrats that texas is sticking around, because it's slowly turning blue. texas has a large growing population of latinos and asian-americans who typically vote democratic. a study from the "houston chronicle" shows the
the petitions have been filed with the obama administration's we the people program. if a petition receives 25,000 signatures within 30 days, it will be reviewed by the white house and a response will be issued. so far texas, florida, georgia, and louisiana have all met the 25,000 mark. of course, the big winner is texas. over 84,000 people in texas have signed up to break way from the united states. as of tonight the white house has not issued a response to any of these petitions. rick perry...
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. >> i think the the obama administration has done a terrible job in selling the key aspects of it if americans are walking around thinking they're about to be assessed a tax. >> if you go back an look at this, if you ask people do you support the affordable care act, you'll get in the low 40s. if you ask some of the specific provisions on it, wildly more popular. the bill itself is just not popular and i just don't see that changing because people have -- they think they know things they don't know. >> let me focus on mitch mcconnell for a moment. what's the republican proposal to help the 30 million plus americans without health insurance? watch his response. >> what's specific thing are you going to do to provide universal coverage to the 30 million people who are uninsured? >> that is not the issue. the question is how can you go step by step to improve the american health care system? it is already the finest health care system in the world. >> but you don't think the 30 million -- is an issue? >> let me tell you what we're not going to do. we're not going to turn the american he
. >> i think the the obama administration has done a terrible job in selling the key aspects of it if americans are walking around thinking they're about to be assessed a tax. >> if you go back an look at this, if you ask people do you support the affordable care act, you'll get in the low 40s. if you ask some of the specific provisions on it, wildly more popular. the bill itself is just not popular and i just don't see that changing because people have -- they think they know...
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we start with president obama digging in his heels about raising taxes on the wealthiest. senior administration official telling "the wall street journal" there will be no new offers until republicans allow tax rates to go up on top earners. this morning, the president accusing the gop of brinksmanship while republican senator orrin hatch said democrats are asking for too much. >> it's unacceptable for some republicans in congress to hold middle class tax cuts hostage simply because they refuse to let tax rates go up on the weltiest americans. >> what he proposed this week was a classic bait and switch on the american people. a tax increase double the size of what he campaigned on. >> joining me now nbc white house news correspondent mike viqueira. what can you make of this? fiscal cliff talks are they a nonstarter? >> i tell you, you listen to everything that is being said publicly. you see the president there. it's clear that the election, yes, is over. but the campaign goes on here. you know, i really believe that there two things that are clear from the white house to
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so what are lawmakers saying about this brand new obama administration policy? cnn's athee na jones joining us now. what are you hearing where you are? >> wolf, reaction from members of congress has been swift today as you can imagine. democrats are celebrating this announcement. but republicans are blasting the move by the obama administration and questioning the president's authority to make it. >> mr. senator -- >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to answer questions about the obama administration's new immigration policy. but the reaction from other congressional republicans was strong. texas congressman lamar smith, chairman of the house judiciary committee, calls the move an amnesty that would encourage fraud and illegal activity. >> i think the american people are getting tired of this president picking and choosing what laws to enforce. that's not the democratic way. maybe you can do that in a dictatorship, or maybe another country. but this is a president who swore to uphold the amendments of the constitution of the united states. >> some
so what are lawmakers saying about this brand new obama administration policy? cnn's athee na jones joining us now. what are you hearing where you are? >> wolf, reaction from members of congress has been swift today as you can imagine. democrats are celebrating this announcement. but republicans are blasting the move by the obama administration and questioning the president's authority to make it. >> mr. senator -- >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to answer...
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this shows the overall unemployment rate under president obama's administration. which of the president's policies have helped the most in this? >> well, very crucial to this has been his decision to get congress to extend unemployment benefits, surprisingly. because people, when they have that money, are spending it back in the economy. remember, every 50th person you meet statistically only has food stamps today as income. and that's the result of these years of the republicans policies. so having unemployment and >> send thing unemployment benefits next year would be very important to continue to bring this number down and have businesses hire more people, because they have customers with money in their pockets to buy products and services. >> this is what could have happened if congress failed to pass the recovery act. the center on budget and policy priorities says that we've added almost $1 million more jobs because of the stimulus package. why are the republicans fighting stimulus spending now? why? is it they don't want to see president obama succeed or do
this shows the overall unemployment rate under president obama's administration. which of the president's policies have helped the most in this? >> well, very crucial to this has been his decision to get congress to extend unemployment benefits, surprisingly. because people, when they have that money, are spending it back in the economy. remember, every 50th person you meet statistically only has food stamps today as income. and that's the result of these years of the republicans...
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the debt ceiling crisis was the nadear of the obama administration. he had come to washington to unify the city and yet he couldn't get republicans and democrats to sit down and agree to a common sense agreement. he has the chance to do that now. there is a developing consensus to raise taxes in washington. that is so rare, it hasn't happened in decades. for the president, i think he has to make good on that opportunity. >> right. and you think the time is now. >> i just don't see how going -- first of all, more importantly going over the fiscal cliff could hurt a lot of americans. but i think it could also hurt the president. >> eamon, javers, i want to say thank you very much for joining us today. >> thank you. >> after the break, who is pulling the strings? we will look at the key players in the budget negotiations, to famous polls and some of the people behind the scenes. and are some republicans ready to cut ties? we'll discuss next on "now." having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to
the debt ceiling crisis was the nadear of the obama administration. he had come to washington to unify the city and yet he couldn't get republicans and democrats to sit down and agree to a common sense agreement. he has the chance to do that now. there is a developing consensus to raise taxes in washington. that is so rare, it hasn't happened in decades. for the president, i think he has to make good on that opportunity. >> right. and you think the time is now. >> i just don't see...